| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Baggett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger House (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Elms | 38-32 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Henry Elms buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Oluwa Apo | 38-34 |
| 19:03 | LSU | David Delarosa is hacked by Henry Elms - foul #2 on Henry Elms, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:43 | LSU | David Delarosa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Michael Powell tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Kevin Burke snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Kevin Burke lays it in set up by Michael Powell and he's fouled by Henry Elms - foul #3 on Henry Elms, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Kevin Burke misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger House | 42-34 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett is fouled on the floor by Kevin Burke - foul #3 on Kevin Burke, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (C) Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett connects on the floater from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Kyle Striplin lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Powell | 44-36 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt is whistled for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Glenn Young (PF) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt (PF) Henry Elms | |
| 16:21 | LSU | Roger Copley buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Oluwa Apo - foul #4 on Oluwa Apo, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF) Michael Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG) Oluwa Apo | |
| 16:21 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Betts and he's fouled by Andrew Nelson - foul #1 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Burke (C) Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brett Stanley (SF), Chase Evans (C) Charles Baggett, Roger House | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) PF - Glenn Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) PF - Hugh Brunt (fresh) C - Chase Evans (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Roger Copley misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley comes up short on the floater from the left block | 47-39 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Robert Law grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Roger Copley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-39 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Law - foul #2 on Robert Law, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Roger Copley, Andrew Nelson, Robert Law, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SF), Henry Elms (PF), Roger House (C) Quinton Hunt, Hugh Brunt, Chase Evans | |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Dustin Wade slams it home and he's fouled by David Betts - foul #3 on David Betts, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (SG) Brett Stanley | |
| 14:06 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Charles Clark gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:56 | LSU | David Delarosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | David Betts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (C) Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:12 | LSU | The 3pt attempt by Dustin Wade is denied by Henry Elms | 49-41 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Kyle Striplin tips it in | 51-41 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Kyle Striplin snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 12:16 | LSU | 3 seconds is called on Michael Powell | 51-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Burke (C) Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo (PG), Quinton Hunt (SG) David Betts, Christopher Simmons | |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Henry Elms knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Roger House out of a doubleteam | 51-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Baggett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger House (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Dustin Wade is fouled on the floor by Charles Baggett - foul #4 on Charles Baggett, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG) David Delarosa | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:21 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the turnaround from the left block | 51-43 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Henry Elms snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Dustin Wade comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Henry Elms tips it in | 51-48 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Oluwa Apo is called for the reach on Roger Copley - foul #5 on Oluwa Apo, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF), Kyle Striplin (C) Dustin Wade, Michael Powell, Charles Clark, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Brett Stanley (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF), Chase Evans (C) Oluwa Apo, Charles Baggett, Henry Elms, Roger House | |
| 09:33 | LSU | Glenn Young makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Delarosa | 53-48 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Quinton Hunt, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Robert Law makes the turnaround from close range | 55-48 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Roger Copley gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:24 | LSU | David Delarosa is whistled for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Roger Copley, Robert Law, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (SG), Charles Baggett (SF), Roger House (C) Quinton Hunt, Brett Stanley, Chase Evans | |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons loses the dribble to Charles Clark | 55-48 |
| 07:43 | LSU | David Delarosa double dribbles | 55-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Burke (C) Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Elms (PF) Hugh Brunt | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Baggett (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger House (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett is fouled on the floor by Dustin Wade - foul #1 on Dustin Wade, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG) David Delarosa | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SG) Christopher Simmons | |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Roger House's floater is tipped away by Charles Clark | 55-48 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Charles Clark gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:32 | LSU | Dustin Wade can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Michael Powell tips it in | 57-48 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Roger House tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Michael Powell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:56 | LSU | Michael Powell snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Charles Baggett steals the ball from Charles Clark | 57-50 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Henry Elms comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Michael Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:53 | LSU | Dustin Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | David Betts gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Burke - foul #4 on Kevin Burke, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Roger Copley (SG), Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF), Kyle Striplin (C) Andrew Nelson, Dustin Wade, Michael Powell, Charles Clark, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Radman Ciborowski (PG), Christopher Simmons (SG), Brett Stanley (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF) David Betts, Quinton Hunt, Charles Baggett, Henry Elms | |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Roger Copley misses the jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Roger Copley tips it home | 59-52 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Hugh Brunt | 59-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Copley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Radman Ciborowski (fresh) SG - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hugh Brunt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger House (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | LSU | David Delarosa hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roger Copley | 62-54 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Quinton Hunt (SG), Charles Baggett (SF), Chase Evans (C) Radman Ciborowski, Christopher Simmons, Brett Stanley, Roger House | |
| 03:04 | LSU | David Delarosa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-54 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Quinton Hunt | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | David Betts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:46 | LSU | Roger Copley hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Kevin Burke (C) Roger Copley, Robert Law, Glenn Young, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Elms (PF), Roger House (C) Hugh Brunt, Chase Evans | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Burke - foul #5 on Kevin Burke, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (C) Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Henry Elms makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Henry Elms makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:09 | LSU | David Betts is called for the reach on David Delarosa - foul #4 on David Betts, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| 02:09 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:09 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:58 | South Carolina | Roger House misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-56 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Michael Powell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Charles Clark tips it back up and in | 68-56 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 01:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kyle Striplin | 68-56 |
| 00:45 | LSU | David Delarosa can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 68-56 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Henry Elms knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by David Betts | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Powell and the foul's on Quinton Hunt - foul #2 on Quinton Hunt, team foul #9 | 70-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (SG), Brett Stanley (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF), Chase Evans (C) Quinton Hunt, Charles Baggett, Henry Elms, Roger House | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley banks in the layup | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | LSU | David Delarosa runs out the clock | 71-60 |